 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...part which I here set down, (if a very little were corrected,) I should hardly now be much ashamed. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor 1 would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone; Th' unknown are better than ill-known. Rumor... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...part which I here set down, (if a very little were corrected,) I should hardly now be much ashamed. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor 1 would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th1 unknown are better than ill-known. Rumor... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1868 - 240 pages
...which I here set down (if a very little were corrected), I should hardly now be much ashamed. 9. HIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy,...too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better, than ill known : Humour can ope the grave. Acquaintance... | |
 | Class-book - 1869 - 344 pages
...part which I here set down, if a very little were corrected, I should hardly now be much ashamed. ' This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill-known. Eumour can ope the grave : Acquaintance... | |
 | 1869 - 160 pages
...JHT Euripides in favour of Ready-made Tailoring. TL rappr]r avaperprjaacrdat, /j,e 8et ; JHT A VOTE. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high ; Some honour would I have, Not from great deeds, but good alone : Th' unknown are better than th' illknown ; Rumour... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1870 - 366 pages
...little corrected, I should hardly now be ashamed." It is as follows : — " This only grant me, that Bay means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill-known, Rumour can ope the grave : Acquaintance... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1872 - 328 pages
...fair, Nothing half so good canst bring, Though men say thou bring'st the spring. Cowr.Fv OF MYSELF. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...too high. Some honour I would have Not from great deeds, but good alone. The unknown are better than ill-known. Eumour can ope the grave. Acquaintance... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1872 - 420 pages
...village less than Islington wilt grow, A solitude almost. roWLEVS HOI SE AT CIIERTSEY. THE WISH. Tins only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, ABRAHAM COWLEY. Not from great deeds, but good alone; Th' unknown arc better than ill-known: Rumour... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 pages
...of this part which I have set down (if a very little were corrected) I should hardly now be much " This only grant me, that my means may lie, Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better than ill known; Rumor... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 392 pages
...at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new. ABRAHAM COWLEY. [1618-1667.] OF MYSELF. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor I would have, Xot from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better than ill known :... | |
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This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. 
